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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
7
In a humorous local item, readers tease Josh Weatherby about his plans after a quipline rumor. Weatherby visits the newspaper office seeking relief from wits, then pledges to stand by any explanation printed, leading to a formal note: Weatherby is going to advertise.
A soap box orator proclaims benefits of fifteen dollars a week for Christian living in the park. A crowd member challenges whether such pay can sustain Christian or other lives, sparking a sharp exchange about money and morality.
A New York banker overhears a mother explaining F. O. B. as feathers on bird, linking the term to poultry trade after a daughter asks about a business acronym. The exchange highlights how industry jargon can confuse students studying secretary work.
A Pacific landing during the war sees the unloading net rip and dump a flood of duffle bags from the transport. The colonel asks if the sergeant knows, and a private replies that he is under them.
A churchgoer expresses gratitude for Sunday morning worship and singing but favors Sunday morning sermons while preferring the comfort of Sunday night in an easy chair. The poem pleads for blessings on the church and its preacher to fill the empty pews at night.
A courtroom citation orders John G. Hagan to appear by April 11 1949 in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas for Beulah Mae Hagan's divorce petition on grounds of abandonment for over three years. The notice bears clerk S V Earnest and deputy Nancy Drake and is dated February 25 1949.
The Sun asks readers to share details of visitors and social gatherings for publication. The paper invites local happenings and community events to be reported, seeking cooperation to publish the town’s occurrences.
A speaker finishes a long address amid arm gestures. He asks a friend Charlie if the message landed, who says yes and notes a visible yawn. The speaker claims it was a silent Indian war whoop. Sammy boasts of a hundred in school, earning two subjects totaling one hundred.
Public notices announce multiple sheriff sales in Grayson County Texas. Foreclosures cover Beuna Holcomb D. R. Huffaker and Frank Tomlinson estates for delinquent taxes with bids set for the first Tuesday in April 1949 at the courthouse.
Notices describe sheriff sales in Grayson County Texas on March 1949 for properties tied to Frank Tomlinson and W Jackson. Plats include parcels near Pilot Grove Creek in 23.39 acre and 82 by 2081 foot parcels with boundaries listed and judgments totaling around 120 dollars with 6 percent interest. Public action sets sale at courthouse between 2 and 4 PM to highest bidder for cash.
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